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Here is the tablature for the Eagle's "I Can't Tell You Why" Or at least as 
close as I could get it. If anyone finds any errors in this, please email
me and let me know.I've found that this is a really good song to do not only 
"electrified" as it was originally done, but also as an "unplugged" version.
The possibilities are endless.





This is the lead part that Don plays in the middle of the song.


|------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------------|
|------------|-7-7-5-|------------|-7-7-5-----------|--------------------------|
|------------|-7-7-6-|------------|-7-7-6-----------|--------------------------|
|------------|-9-9-7-|------------|-9-9-7-----------|7-h9-p7-h9----------------|
|--------7---|-9-9-7-|--------7---|-9-9-7--------7-9|-----------7-h9-9>5-7-----|
|-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-|-7-9-10---7-|-7-7-5-7-9-10----|-----------------------5-7|

|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------>12-12-P10-------------------|-->12-12-P10-------------------|
|----------7-------------11-11---11--9--7-|-------------11-11---11--9--7--|
|------7-9--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-7-H9------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

|-----10----------------|-------------------------------|
|->12----12-P10---------|-------------------------------|
|---------------11-9-7--|---7-9-(9)-7-(9-(9)-7-P9-7-----|
|-----------------------|-9--------------------------9--|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------------|






And this is the lead part that Don plays at the end of the song...

|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|----------------->12-|
|-------------7-9->11-7--|-------------7-9->11-7--|-------------7-9-----|
|------7-7-H9------------|------7-7-H9------------|------7-7-H9---------|
|-7-H9-------------------|-7-H9-------------------|-7-H9----------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------|


|--------------------|--------------------------------|-----(10----------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|--------10-12-12--10-12-|
|-7-7-H9-7-7-9->11---|---7->12->12-7-7-H9-7-7-9->11---|---7--------------------|
|------------------7-|-9----------------------------7-|-9----------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------|

|-(10---------------(10---------------(12-(12----|-------(10---------------|
|----10-12-12-10-12----10-12-12-10-12---------10-|-10-12----10-12-12-10-12-|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

|-(10---------------(10-(10---(10-(10---(10-(10---------------|---------------|
|----10-12-12-10-12--------10--------10---------12-10-H12-10>-|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-7-9-7---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------9->11-7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|

|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------10-|---------------|-------------10-|-----------------------8-P7--|
|-7-9-7----------|-7-9-7---------|-7-9-7----------|-5>7-7>9>7----5>7-7-H9-7---7-|
|-------9->11----|-------9->11-7-|-------9->11----|-5>7-7>9>7----5>7-7-H9-----7-|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------------|

|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------8-P7---|---------------------8-P7---|
|-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9-7---7--|-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9-7----7-|
|-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9-----7--|-5>7-7>9>7--5>7-7-H9------7-|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|

In the original studio recording, it just keeps repaeating the last few bars and 
fades out. However, on the Eagle's live album and on "Hell Freezes Over," the 
song ends with a little ditty like this at the end...



       
|-7-7-----------10-|
|-8-7-7--------7---|
|-----7-7-7---7----|
|-------7-9--9-----|
|------------------|
|------------------|


Legend:

>N  = Slide to the Nth fret
N>  = Slide from the Nth fret down
(N  = Bend string up at the Nth fret
N)  = Bend string at the Nth fret, pick and release bend
(N) = Bend and release string at the Nth fret
HN  = Hammer on at Nth fret
PN  = Pull off at Nth fret


Tabbed by: John McDermott
johnmc@nccunix1.nccnet.com




				I can't tell you why
				(The Eagles)

This is the best I could do:

Dmaj7                        Gmaj7
Look at us baby up all night tearing our love apart
Dmaj7                                           Gmaj7             F#7sus4  F#7
Aren't we the same two people who lived through years in the dark?
Bm                  A/B       Gmaj7                    F#7sus4  F#7
Every time I try to walk away something makes me turn around and stay
Bm                   A/B     G       F#m7
And I can't tell you why.
Dmaj7                                 Gmaj7
When we get crazy it just ain't right girl I get lonely too
Dmaj7                                      Gmaj7  F#7sus4  F#7 
You don't have to worry just hold on tight  'cause I love you.
Bb                        A/B       Gmaj7                     F#7sus4 F#7
Nothing's wrong as far as I can see we make it harder then it has to be
    Bm               A/B
And I can't tell you why no baby
Gmaj7        F#7sus4 F#7
I can't tell you why.....

Dmaj7    x x 0 2 2 2
Gmaj7    3 x 0 0 0 2
F#7sus4  x 2 2 2 2 2
F#7      2 4 2 3 2 2
A/B      0 2 x 2 2 0
Bm       x x 4 4 3 2
G        3 x 0 0 0 3

Posted by Stefano Moroni ( moroni@sidst4.unisi.it )
Improvements and suggestions are very welcome.

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Fatti non foste a viver come bruti ma per seguir virtude e conoscenza.
You weren't born to live like brutes but to pursue virtue and knowledge.
(Dante Alighieri - La Divina Commedia)
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